After the Syria strikes, the press has mistakenly found new respect for Trump.
Good News from Hungarians, Astronauts, and the Pope
Strongmen are weaker. Integrity endures. Peace is popular.
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JD Vance Is the Most Mistreated Vice President Since … Well, The Last Two
The vice president’s humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail?
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Chiles v. Salazar: A New Frontier of Speech
In its 8–1 ruling on Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, the Supreme Court recast mental health care as protected expression.
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Half a Loaf From the Center for American Progress
The liberal think tank’s health care proposal is full of sound ideas that won’t deliver immediate relief. Here’s what would.
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The Mystery of the Joan Little Case
A Black woman claimed self-defense after killing her jailer. Her 1975 high-profile trial shook the American South, and a recent documentary highlights eternal questions about juries and public pressure.
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Trump’s Budget: Cruelty, Contempt, and Endless Debt
The administration’s new fiscal blueprint is DOA in Congress, but it’s nonetheless revealing.
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